No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 98Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 160 | 126 | running | 2500 | — |
| 2 | 12 | ▲ 10 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 160 | 0 | running | 2400 | — |
| 3 | 13 | ▲ 10 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 159 |
| 12 |
| running |
| 2300 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 13Curtis Turner | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 2 | running | 2200 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 56Jim Hurtubise | Norm Nelson (Owner) | Plymouth | 158 | 2 | running | 0 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 31Don White | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 156 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 04Marvin Panch | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 154 | 0 | running | 2100 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 24Tiny Lund | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 153 | 0 | running | 2000 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 153 | 0 | running | 1900 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 152 | 0 | running | 1800 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 151 | 8 | engine | 1700 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 1600 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 1500 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 1400 | — |
| 15 | 11 | ▼ 4 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 148 | 0 | running | 1300 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 55Harold Smith | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 1200 | — |
| 17 | 34 | ▲ 17 | 44Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 1100 | — |
| 18 | 38 | ▲ 20 | 89Eddie MacDonald (Tifton, GA) | — | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | 1000 | — |
| 19 | 40 | ▲ 21 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 144 | 0 | running | 900 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 93Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | running | 800 | — |
| 21 | 37 | ▲ 16 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 139 | 0 | running | 700 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 06Johnny Wynn | John McCarthy (Owner) | Mercury | 133 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 23 | 35 | ▲ 12 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 132 | 0 | running | 500 | — |
| 24 | 1 | ▼ 23 | 12LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jon Thorne (Owner) | Dodge | 126 | 10 | spring | 400 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 00Roy Mayne | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Dodge | 126 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 26 | 39 | ▲ 13 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 112 | 0 | head gasket | 200 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 111 | 0 | windshield | 100 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 110 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 29 | 2 | ▼ 27 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 86 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 71Earl Balmer | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 84 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 31 | 8 | ▼ 23 | 5Mario Andretti | Owens Racing | Dodge | 78 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | windshield | 100 | — |
| 33 | 21 | ▼ 12 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 34 | 24 | ▼ 10 | 39Bunkie Blackburn | J.H. Crawford (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 | — |
| 35 | 17 | ▼ 18 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 28 | 0 | transmission | 100 | — |
| 36 | 29 | ▼ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 25 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 | — |
| 37 | 31 | ▼ 6 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | valve | 100 | — |
| 38 | 15 | ▼ 23 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 39 | 36 | ▼ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Handy Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 | — |
| 40 | 18 | ▼ 22 | 33Joel Davis | Curtis Satterfield (Owner) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | drive shaft | 100 | — |